Although, “Copyright law provides educators with a separate set of rights in addition to fair use,” (University of Texas, 2018) it is important to teach students the correct way to cite and attribute work to it’s creator. When teachers follow Copyright laws, it models how to use other’s creations legally and appropriately for students. It also teaches students that people’s work and creations are important and should be respected. The TEACH Act loosens educator’s rights of fair use, however “ ...our reliance on fair use should be limited” (University of Texas, 2018).
Using copyrighted materials teaches students that not only are other’s creative work important and respected, but it teaches them that their work is important and protected, too. “The goal of copyright law and policy is to foster the progress of science, the creation of culture, and the dissemination of ideas” (University of Texas, 2018). Teaching students how to properly give credit to the originators of the work used fosters creativity. Students learn how to research to know what has been created, what has not and what they can build upon. This knowledge encourages creativity and creates a culture of respect for others creations. It reinforces to student’s that their own creations are protected in the same way. If teachers do not properly model how to follow copyright laws in the classroom, students are not taught how to legally use someone else’s creations. Copyright laws are crucial for students to learn at an early age. When learning how to write and create, it is natural to research what others have done in the past. It is common for students at a young age to copy others work or use other’s ideas as their own, unintentionally. So, teaching students that people’s creations are automatically protected by law as soon as it is created, teaches them to respect other’s work and that the originator deserves credit for their creations. In turn, it pushes students to develop new ideas and creations. Even though copyright restrictions are loosened for educators through fair use, teachers must teach students the proper and legal way to cite and attribute others influences in their creations. By doing this students learn to appreciate others hard work and creativity. It drives students to their own creativity and teaches them how to generate new ideas. There can be advantages to being more liberal with fair use, however it can be very risky (McCord, 2018). So, teaching students to follow copyright citation and attribution is definitely the safest and best route to take. Resources University of Texas Libraries (2018) LibGuides: Copyright Crash Course: TEACH Act. Retrieved March 24, 2019, from https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/copyright/teachact McCord, G. (2018). Fair Use: The Secrets No One Tells You (e-book). Retrieved March 24, 2019, from https://digitalinfolaw.com/product/fair-use-the-secrets-no-one-tells-you-e-book/ Association of Research Libraries (2012) Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries, retrieved from https://learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet01-xythos.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/5c082f78d4ba4/2590893?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27code-of-best-practices-fair-use%25281%2529.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20190324T231658Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIBGJ7RCS23L3LEJQ%2F20190324%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2
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